[Chapter 3, Volume 3]

Section 172

When it was time for lunch, Mrs. Deng sent someone over to invite her, and everyone stopped talking and went to the old lady's courtyard together.

When I arrived in the upper room, I realized that before a cup of tea, Su Pingzhan had returned.

The lord of the Qingzhou Su clan is similar in age to Wei Huan, he is magnificent, tall and majestic.

When Shen Zangfeng and Wei Changying arrived, Su Pingzhan had already changed out of his official robe, wearing a round-necked shirt with a green Sihe Ruyi pattern, with mutton fat jade bamboo hairpins, and his outfit was casual, sitting upright in the hall, talking to Mrs. Deng through a few cases, looking in a good mood, with a smile on his lips, and the atmosphere in the hall was very relaxed.

Everyone went in to salute and greet them, Su Pingzhan smiled and shouted, he had received a big gift from his grandson and grandwife, and with his beard, he asked people to take out a pair of famous ink from the inner room as a meeting gift, and encouraged them a few words, explaining for his sons and grandchildren: "Your uncles and cousins will still be on errands, and I am afraid that they will not be able to see each other until next time." ”

Shen Zangfeng said with a smile: "We came here suddenly, but we disturbed my grandmother and grandfather. ”

Mrs. Deng hated him: "My grandson and his newlywed wife visit my grandmother, it's all filial piety, why bother?" He added, "There are not a few steps on either side of the horizon or vertical, and you will often come here in the future, and you will all be able to see it." ”

Shen Zangfeng hurriedly confessed to her again, and Mrs. Deng teased him: "Either you will think about accompanying your granddaughter in the future, and you won't be able to think of us anymore." ”

"How dare my grandson?" Shen Zangfeng's face showed surprise, and he peeked at Su Pingzhan, and Su Pingzhan smiled: "Feng'er look at what I do?" You yourself provoked your grandmother, a manly husband, dare to act, do you still expect your grandfather to help you out of the siege? ”

Shen Zangfeng couldn't cry or laugh, and said, "Yes, yes, my grandfather taught me." He told Mrs. Deng for mercy again - after making such a fuss for a while, Mrs. Deng smiled and ordered the meal to be served.

Originally, it was just Mrs. Deng entertaining her grandson and grandwife, and the daughters-in-law also came to accompany them to the table. But because Su Ping Zhan came back, after the Qian family and the Zhang family found out, they each made excuses to accuse. There was a lot of talk in the third room, but Wei Zhengyin didn't pay attention to the news, and followed, it would not be good to go back, so he could only stand in front of the old lady and wait.

Wei Changying saw that she was invited to the table, but her aunt was standing and waiting, and she couldn't help but be embarrassed, but fortunately, Mrs. Deng was considerate and said to Wei Zhengyin: "The grandwife is also your niece, you can also go and sit." ”

Wei Zhengyin excused himself twice, and when he saw that the old lady still said so, he thanked the old lady and sat down.

Because Su Pingzhan was there, Su Pingzhan and Shen Zangfeng were all talking about a few words at the table-it was probably some inconsequential little things in the errand. Old Madam Deng could still interject a few words, but the others couldn't speak and didn't dare to speak easily. The meal was a bit dull.

After eating, Shen Zangfeng took a half-day off, so he explained the situation to the outside family and wanted to go to the palace on an errand. Su Pingzhan and Mrs. Deng had no indiscretion, Wei Zhengyin hurriedly proposed that he hadn't seen his niece for many years, and wanted to keep Wei Changying down to talk, and send her back to Shen Mansion later.

Old Madam Deng smiled and said, "Although she said that she was your niece, now she is Feng'er's wife." If you want to keep people, don't ask me, you have to ask Feng'er if he is willing to do it. You also see that they are going to be good now, Feng'er doesn't allow it, I forced someone to stay for you, and I don't have to ask my grandson to talk about me behind my back, and I help my daughter-in-law not to hurt him. ”

Shen Zangfeng said with a smile: "I just got a plate of rhombic flour cake from my third uncle, and my grandson took the benefits, how can I not allow it?" He also said that he didn't have to bother Wei Zhengyin to send people away, and he would stop by to pick up his wife after he went on a business trip.

Mrs. Deng was very happy to see the harmony between the younger couple and the younger couple, and said with a smile: "Look how good these two children are!" "Let's just say that Wei Huan and Shen Xuan had eyesight.

Su Pingzhan smiled and said: "Our eyesight is not bad, aren't the children all very good?" ”

Everyone laughed, even saying that Su Pingzhan and Mrs. Deng had a good eye, but Wei Changying noticed that when Su Pingzhan said this, Wei Zhengyin's face changed slightly, a little unnatural...... It was as if he had heard the meaning of Su Pingzhan's words.

After a few words of laughter, Shen Zangfeng said goodbye and left, and Wei Changying also followed Wei Zhengyin back to the third room again.

Because Shen Zangfeng left, Wei Zhengyin had no intention of being polite anymore, sent his children and subordinates away, and asked his niece: "You came over as soon as the full moon came, and you let Feng'er take leave, but is it because of your mother-in-law's will?" ”

"That's what my aunt said." Wei Changying didn't hide it from her, and said, "The jade mandarin hairpin that my aunt gave to my mother before, my mother also asked me to bring it. And he took it out of his sleeve.

Wei Zhengyin glanced at it and sighed: "I haven't thought about whether to take it back, but today I can't help but accept your grandfather's words." He took it and put it aside, a little worried.

Wei Changying asked cautiously, "Auntie, what is this?" ”

"Although this is the first time we have seen each other since you remember, you and I are aunts and nephews, close relatives of flesh and blood, and it doesn't hurt to say something to you." Wei Zhengyin frowned and said, "Since your second cousin passed away, your grandfather compared Yuliang and Yuwu, and felt that Yuwu was more decisive, and this attitude was revealed, and your eldest aunt hated our house!" ”

These Wei Changying all knew that at this moment, they couldn't help but echo her a few words, and said: "The eldest aunt is a little confused, the second cousin is gone, it is human nature for the eldest aunt to be sad, and Cousin Yuwu is more liked by his grandfather than Cousin Yuliang, so it must be that Cousin Yuwu is hardworking and hardworking, but the eldest aunt is angry with my aunt's room, which is really unreasonable." ”

Wei Zhengyin snorted and said, "Why is the confusion of the Qian family just this? Shen Zangzhu, who is called your second cousin-in-law, isn't she also Feng'er's lobby sister? Why did she go back to her mother's house after your second cousin went? It's not that Qian provoked it! At your second cousin's funeral, she said that she didn't take good care of it, so she let your second cousin go, and she really said it! Shen Zangzhu has no sons and half daughters, not even a concubine, no husband in his youth, and he is a lonely person from now on, so what is the meaning of brocade clothes and jade food? After Yuxian was infected, she was the one who took care of her the most attentively and anxiously! As a result, her husband was gone, and she had to be complained about by her mother-in-law - at that time, you didn't know that Shen Zangzhu was so angry that she hit her head on the coffin, and she didn't go with your second cousin because of the help of the people around her! ”

Wei Changying originally thought that the Su family's big house had lost a capable son-in-law, and the remaining one sister-in-law could not compare to the third room, and it was inevitable that the Qian family would not be happy, but now I heard that she actually forced her daughter-in-law to almost die, and she was also a daughter-in-law, so she couldn't help but feel cold: "The eldest aunt is too ...... It's too much! ”

"Shen Zangzhu's mother is still the cousin of the Qian family, but she has passed away a long time ago. When Xiang Ningbo married his wife, it was the time when the Qian family gained power and the Qian family was thriving, and later, although Queen Qian was abandoned, the prince was out of position, and the Qian family also stopped, but the relationship between the couple was still good. Before Mrs. Xiang Ningbo died, she repeatedly told Xiang Ningbo to take good care of their children, originally Xiang Ningbo married his eldest daughter to the Su family, just thinking that your eldest aunt is Shen Zangzhu's aunt and will not treat Shen Zangzhu badly, where did you think that this good aunt would force Shen Zangzhu to such a point after becoming a mother-in-law? ”

Wei Zhengyin sneered, "That time, Xiang Ningbo was furious when he heard the news, and he took the family to the door, he didn't care about his face, he smashed the big house up and down, and even the Qian family was slapped a few times by him!" took Shen Zangzhu, who was still lying on the couch, back, and took away the dowry, claiming that the last thing he had in his life was to marry his daughter to the Su family! So if your mother-in-law wants to marry Zang Ning to her nephew, she will find me instead of Qian! It's not just that the Qian family is not good to his daughter-in-law, but also because Shen Zangzhu married your second cousin at the beginning, and your mother-in-law can also be regarded as a thread in the middle...... Afterwards, your father-in-law complained about it, saying that she didn't care about her niece, and she didn't marry her niece after she figured out the temperament of her sister-in-law, which made the girl of the Shen family suffer a great grievance! ”

It turns out that there is such a thing!

Wei Changying thought that Mrs. Su refused to say that her mother's family was not, and she was scolded by her last time because of Duanmu's mention, and she kept saying that the Su family was very harmonious. In fact, Mrs. Su herself is afraid that she hates this sister-in-law very much! Originally, Shen Xuan was a brother of Shen Zhou, and he went to Fengzhou twice before, and it was Shen Zhou who ran for the marriage between Shen Zangfeng and Wei Changying; And last time, Wan Shi also said that Shen Zhou's wife died early, and his two sons were all raised by his sister-in-law Mrs. Su, which shows that the brothers have a good relationship - Mrs. Su raised these two nephews as if they were her own children, and there was no merit and hard work, but because of the Qian family's anger after the loss of her son, Mrs. Su couldn't stand Shen Zhou, and even Shen Xuan complained about his wife......

Wei Zhengyin said that Shen Zhou led people to rush to the Su family's big house to smash things and beat the Qian family, and now the Su family has not been separated, and Su Pingzhan and Mrs. Deng have been lost face. It is impossible for the Su family not to find Shen Xuan about this matter, but since Shen Xuan and his younger brother have a good relationship, and they feel sorry for their niece, they will inevitably have to stand up for their younger brother.

How difficult is it for Mrs. Su to be caught between her husband's family and her mother's family?

On the husband's side, even if Mrs. Su didn't expect anything in return for raising a son for Shen Zhou, but for someone else's son, because of the harsh in-laws she found for her daughter, all the credit was wiped out and Shen Zhou was owed; On the mother's side, Mrs. Su told her husband's niece to her nephew as a wife, and she must have felt that both sides knew the bottom of it and thought it was a good match, and it was also to further consolidate the marriage between the two families, but because of the Qian family, both parents were disgraced by the little uncle - Wei Changying felt wronged for her mother-in-law when she thought about it.

Therefore, if Mrs. Su wants to marry her youngest daughter to her nephew, not to mention that Su Yuliang is not as favored as Su Yuwu in front of her grandfather, even if she is favored, Mrs. Su refuses to marry her daughter in the face of Shen Zangzhu's experience.

Knowing the reason why Mrs. Su chose Su Yuwu, Wei Changying thought for a moment and said, "Then this time the fourth sister moved her cousin's parrot, is it the eldest aunt?" ”

Originally, Wei Changying speculated that although Shen Zangning was a little tricky and willful, judging from the last time she overheard her and Shen Zangfeng's conversation, this sister-in-law came out of everyone, and she was definitely not a stupid person. Knowing that my cousin Su Yuwu's parrot is rare, and he has been raised for more than ten years, he has deep feelings, how could he send it to the kitchen for a parrot tongue?

Combined with what Mrs. Su said, the jade mandarin duck hairpin given by Wei Zhengyin was not good, and Shen Zangning caused something - Wei Changying felt that there was a chance that it would be eight times out of ten. Nine is where this sister-in-law heard the rumor that her mother planned to marry her cousin, and she herself was unwilling to marry Su Yuwu, so she deliberately came to such a hand to try to break the marriage contract.

But now listening to the vague meaning in Wei Zhengyin's words, it seems to point to the Qian family?